Permanent Representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organization

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Permanent Representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organization
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Incumbent
Ross Adams
since September 2021 (2021-09)
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Style His Excellency
Reports to Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Residence Montreal, Canada
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holderArthur Rowland McComb
Formation6 June 1945
Website Australian Government involvement in ICAO groups

The permanent representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organization is an officer of the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts and the head of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is one of Australia's representatives to the United Nations and its other constituent agencies. The Australian nominee to the Air Navigation Commission, a body that works towards the uniformity in regulations, standards and procedures which will facilitate and improve air navigation to international standards, acts as the deputy to the Permanent Representative.

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The current permanent representative is Ross Adams since September 2021.

Australia has been a member of ICAO since its establishment, with the permanent mission based in Montreal, now at 999 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard. Australia sent a delegation to the 1944 Chicago Conference, and became a party of the Convention on International Civil Aviation which was resolved at its end on 7 December 1944. Australian first sent a permanent representative to serve on the Council of the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) which began operating on 6 June 1945 and was replaced by ICAO on 7 April 1947. [1]

List of permanent representatives

#OfficeholderTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1Arthur Rowland McComb6 June 1945August 19472 years, 1 month [2] [3] [4]
2 Bill Bradfield August 1947July 19524 years, 11 months [2] [5] [6]
3Jim StoneJuly 195219563–4 years [2] [7]
4A Hepburn195719581–2 years
5David Medley195819623–4 years [2]
6JT Fogarty19631965
7Jim Stone196519682–3 years [2]
8 Bill Bradfield 196819723–4 years [2]
9Byron Lewis197219752–3 years [2]
10Reg Gross197519815–6 years [2]
11George Birch198119842–3 years [2]
12Jack Sansom198419883–4 years [2]
13Bruce Weedon19881992
14Jim Webber19921995
15JL Manning19951998
16Jonathan AleckSeptember 1998August 20034 years, 11 months [8]
17Simon Clegg200320084–5 years [9]
18Peter Evans2008November 20101–2 years [10]
19Kerryn MacaulayNovember 2010October 20165 years, 11 months [11]
20Samuel LucasOctober 2016September 20214 years, 11 months [12] [13]
21Ross AdamsSeptember 2021Incumbent3 years [12] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "CA 3472 - Australian Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization". Agency Detail. National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Meyer, Roger; Huggins, Vicki. "Australia's Contribution to ICAO". The Airways Museum. The Airways Museum and Civil Aviation Historical Society. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Representation - Australian Representation at International Conferences". Current Notes on International Affairs. 17 (6). Department of External Affairs: 346. June 1946. Retrieved 10 December 2022– via National Library of Australia (Trove).
  4. ↑ "Representation - Australian Representation at International Conferences". Current Notes on International Affairs. 18 (5). Department of External Affairs: 307. May 1947. Retrieved 10 December 2022– via National Library of Australia (Trove).
  5. ↑ "DR. K. N. E. BRADFIELD TO GO TO CANADA". Building and Engineering (7): 67. 24 July 1947. Retrieved 10 December 2022– via National Library of Australia (Trove).
  6. ↑ "Representation - Australian Representation at International Conferences". Current Notes on International Affairs. 18 (6). Department of External Affairs: 418. June–July 1947. Retrieved 10 December 2022– via National Library of Australia (Trove).
  7. ↑ "PERSONAL". The Advertiser (Adelaide) . South Australia. 9 July 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "ICAO Regional Safety Management Symposium - presenter biography, Dr Jonathan Aleck" (PDF). April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Mr. SIMON CLEGG BEc; BCom; LLB; GDLP; Dip Lang (Spanish); Barrister & Solicitor (New Zealand & Australia)". School of Management and Public Administration. University of the South Pacific. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mr. Peter Evans - Representative of Australia on the Council of ICAO Australia" (PDF). icao.int. International Civil Aviation Organization. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ms KERRYN MACAULAY - Australian Representative on the Council of ICAO" (PDF). ICAO.int. International Civil Aviation Organization. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Australian Government involvement in ICAO groups". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. Australian Government. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Samuel Lucas" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organisation. April 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Ross Adams" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organisation. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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